Posts Tagged ‘biomolecules’
Social safety net for dull ants
U. OREGON (US) — When leaf-cutter ants wear out their razor-sharp mandibles, they still can be productive members of their society, a new study shows. They change jobs, carrying the leaves their sharper sisters cut. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2009 17:38 - 4 Comments
Reading chemical memories of past drug use
VANDERBILT (US)—A research team is trying to determine if an individual’s white blood cells retain chemical memories of exposure to drugs—like cocaine and alcohol—that can be read reliably and unambiguously. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 27, 2009 16:42 - 2 Comments
Nanoscale, Lego by Lego
A tiny white ball is released into a Lego board with peg pieces, immersed in a tank filled with glycerol, to help researchers visualize what happens at nanoscale in microfluidic arrays. (Credit: Will Kirk/ Johns Hopkins University)
